Pitch-oil

[pich-oyl]

Definition

Kerosene fuel used for traditional lamps and stoves.

Example Sentences

Patois:
Fill up di lamp wid pitch-oil before dark come.
English:
Fill up the lamp with kerosene fuel before darkness falls.

Patois:
Di pitch-oil stove cook di food quick.
English:
The kerosene stove cooked the food quickly.

Usage Tip

Traditional Jamaican term for kerosene oil used in home lighting and cooking stoves.

Patois Synonym: kerosine
English Synonym: kerosene fuel

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